Could you please write me a research essay with MLA cited worksheet?
Graded Assignment Graded Assignment ENG403A/404A: British and World Literature | Unit 8 | Lesson 1: Write a Research Paper, Session 1 Graded Assignment: Research Paper Final Draft CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation including footnotes and endnotes. CCSS.ELA.11-12.W.9: Draw evidence from literary and/or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. CCSS.ELA.11-12.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS.ELA.11-12.L.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. What you write MUST be your original work, thoughts, and words. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Directions: Write an 1,800–2,700-word final draft research paper on one of the topics below. Include in-text citation and a Works Cited page showing at least four or more online and alternate sources from credible scholars and authors. The paper must follow MLA 9 formatting. PAPER FORMAT: MLA Formatting guidelines – please see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ OR https://style.mla.org/ DO NOT USE THIS HANDOUT TO CREATE YOUR RESEARCH PAPER. Please create your research paper on a separate Word Document. Only .doc, .docx, .rtf or .odt files will be accepted for this assignment. Name your file: LastName_FirstInitial_SID_BWL_8.01_Research Paper Final Draft.doc Example: Mouse_M_123456_BWL_8.01_Research Paper Final Draft.doc Unit 5 Research Paper Topic Choices (GOAL: to research and write on a provided topic) 1. Anglo-Saxon traditions in Beowulf. Sample research questions: How do Anglo-Saxon traditions affect the events of the poem? Are the traditions found in the poem accurate or false (invented and exaggerated for the purpose of the story)? 2. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales as a portrait of the rising middle class in the Middle Ages 3. The literary, cultural, and/or linguistic influence of Shakespeare 4. Is there any truth to the King Arthur Legend? How does the legend play a significant role in British society throughout history? 5. Re-visiting Romanticism: British Women’s Writers 1776-1837 6. How William Butler Yeats’s Irish identity shaped his poetry 7. British Imperialist Literature as a depiction of social change in a British colony RESEARCH PAPER & Multimedia GUIDELINES · The Research Paper Final Draft must be MLA formatted and submitted by the due date to be eligible for a rewrite (https://style.mla.org - Remember to double space and use 12-point, Times New Roman font). The rubric for the research paper grading is below: 20 The purpose of taking a stance on a given literary topic and presenting information to support the stance is evident. 20 The research paper has an introduction, body, and conclusion and has been proofread for accuracy and clarity. 20 The thesis statement is included at the END of the introductory paragraph. 20 The body paragraphs contain facts, evidence, and quotations from research. 20 The research paper includes both in-text citations and a Works Cited page (not a bibliography) using MLA 9 formatting. 20 The citations include both internet & alternate sources (print, journal, interview etc.) 20 The language of the research paper is formal, appropriate, and clear. Standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling are demonstrated with a high-level of accuracy. 20 The tone is serious and consistent throughout the paper, avoiding 1st person point of view. 20 Wording, sentence structures and sentence beginnings vary. 20 The research paper is 1,800–2,700 words and MLA 9 formatted. 200 Points earned on this assignment (out of 200 points) Tips for GREAT papers: 1. Check the word count of the assignment and use the required formatting. Make certain that paragraphs are at least 5+ sentences in length. 2. Do not use I, YOU, WE, ME, MY, US, OUR, YOUR etc. – In general, keep the paper in 3rd person point of view. 3. Be specific about the subject. Avoid using too many pronouns. Do not to use vague words such as ‘it’, ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘thing’, ‘there’, ‘here’, ‘stuff’, ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘they.’ 4. Do not use colloquialisms such as ‘whatever’ ‘ya know’, ‘sort of,’ etc. Be formal. Spell out contractions for clarity. 5. Try to use words that are vivid and concrete. When you find yourself writing a vague word such as ‘thing’, ‘it’,’ good’, ‘this’, ‘that’,’ there are/is’, ‘it’, or repeated words, take a moment to think of a more exact word that applies to the specific situation about which you are writing (use a synonym). For verbs, use more ‘active’ verbs - - stay away from the verb ‘to be’ (was, is, am, are, were) Use the thesaurus at dictionary.com to see the many other verbs to use in place of ‘is’ ‘was’ ‘were’. 6. Use formal transitions – do not use ‘so’. Instead try, ‘Hence’, ‘Thus’, ‘Therefore’, ‘Since’, ‘However’ etc. 7. Don’t start a sentence with a numeral. Make it “Fourscore and seven years ago,” not “4 score and 7 years ago.” That means you might have to rewrite some sentences: “Fans bought 400,000 copies the first day” instead of “400,000 copies were sold the first day.” 8. Give the paper ‘Variety’ by using different types of sentences. Look for places where you can combine two short sentences into one without creating a run-on sentence. However, also look for sentences that use more words than necessary to convey their ideas. Avoid repeating the same words or patterns at the beginning of sentences in the same area. 9. Proofread - Watch out for spelling errors! Remember to use the spell check when you work with a word-processing program. Avoid starting sentences with conjunctions (grammar). 10. ‘There are’, ‘there is’, ‘there was’, ‘there could be’, ‘this is’, ‘that is’ are all redundant statements similar to saying ‘something exists’. Instead, give the subject of the sentence an action by removing the ‘there’, ‘this’ or ‘that’ statement. Giving action to the subject will provide more information to the reader as well as add variety for a more interesting paper. 11. Check the verb in each sentence to make sure all the verbs are the same tense. i.e. a. riding, walking, sleeping, playing b. walked, ran, slept, played c. was walking, was playing, was sleeping This also applies to paragraphs – be careful to not shift the tense in a paragraph. Literature is traditionally discussed in the present tense. 12. After you introduce the full name of an author in your paper, each subsequent reference to the same author refers to him/her merely by the author’s last name, not first name. 13. Make sure the entries on the Works Cited page and the use of in-text citations ‘match’. Keep in mind that the primary purpose of an in-text citation is simply to point readers to the correct entry on the Works Cited page. All entries on the Work Cited page should refer back to an in-text citation. 14. Do not insert personal opinions, personal emotions into the text. 15. No pictures for this research paper unless the photos are pertinent to the ideas of the paper – pictures generally do not add to the content of the paper or further the understanding of the topic: a picture of Shakespeare’s signature might hold significance if you are discussing the variations of signatures; a picture of Shakespeare or another author is NOT necessary. 16.Stylistically, more detail and information is needed to create a research paper rather than ‘a lengthy essay’. Keep in mind that research papers are not only content and formatting, but length as well. A word count of less than 1500 words is stylistically a longer essay, not a research paper. Content less than 1500 words (an essay) will not count as fulfilling the minimum requirements of this research paper assignment and will be returned until the length of the paper is appropriate for the assignment. © 2009 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 3 Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited.